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13 Jan 2021

Leading particle physicist and pioneering chemist named as new honorary doctors of science

A particle physicist involved in popular education and who made a number of global discoveries in her research portfolio and a professor of theoretical physical chemistry who has d...

15 Dec 2020

Mimicking the navigation of the insect brain

How do bees always find their way home, not to mention in a straight line? What is it about the insect brain that allows them to navigate so easily? Could we copy that function? A ...

9 Dec 2020

Prestigious grant for particle physicist

She wants to shed new light on the dark matter that has long baffled the world of research. Now, researcher in particle physics Caterina Doglioni is receiving 2 million euro from t...

24 Nov 2020

Iron in binary stars reflects Galaxy’s chemical evolution

The dance that binary stars do around each other offers new clues to the chemical evolution of our Galaxy, the Milky Way – so says a current research study. For the first time, res...

10 Nov 2020

High temperatures threaten the survival of insects

Insects have difficulties handling the higher temperatures brought on by climate change, and might risk overheating. The ability to reproduce is also strongly affected by rising te...

26 Oct 2020

Research projects on galaxies and migratory birds awarded grants

A galactic journey spanning the history of the Milky Way. The supernatural powers of migratory birds. Two exciting research projects will soon commence at Lund University thanks to...

21 Sep 2020

Rare pattern observed in migrating common swifts

Compared with other migratory birds, the common swift follows a very unusual pattern when it migrates from the breeding areas in Europe to its wintering locations south of the Saha...

4 Sep 2020

Two researchers from the Faculty of Science share SEK 35 million from the European Research Council

Colourful common wall lizards and an innovative X-ray microscope. Two researchers from the Faculty of Science have been granted five-year starting grants totalling EUR 3.5 million ...

12 Aug 2020

How stars form in the smallest galaxies

The question of how small, dwarf galaxies have sustained the formation of new stars over the course of the Universe has long confounded the world’s astronomers. An international re...

11 Aug 2020

Breakthrough method for predicting solar storms

Extensive power outages and satellite blackouts that affect air travel and the internet are some of the potential consequences of massive solar storms. These storms are believed to...